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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:49 pm
by shirox
kensou wrote:Yea shirox! Well I am not really newbird.. I know alot of bits and pieces which I dun know if it is correct anot.. But I definitely know quite a fair bit! hehe
Newbird in the forum, not newbird in your knowledge. *knock*
haha...
Anyway old or new birds are cool as long as we enjoy what we do.
I might be selling the starblast 4.5 w/ EQ3 mount that i bought from Chris.
somewhere selling in March or April ba...
Rlow's SB is also a good buy lol
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:02 pm
by kensou
sry shirox didnt mean it :p was rude haha hope i can learn more from u! :p
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:09 pm
by shirox
haha which corner of SG do u stay?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:27 pm
by kensou
Sembawang area
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:29 pm
by kensou
cloud_cover thks for the advice.. care to bring me deeper?
If I get that, what kind of storage do I need? Or does it come with it, and also what about the mountings? What kind of tripod can I get for a good foot hold?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:02 pm
by shirox
kensou wrote:cloud_cover thks for the advice.. care to bring me deeper?
If I get that, what kind of storage do I need? Or does it come with it, and also what about the mountings? What kind of tripod can I get for a good foot hold?
This are some of the types of mount
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:42 pm
by kensou
thats the 1 in ur DP! haha okay coool! i wish i can stare so long that i can take in so much light to see alot :x
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:00 am
by kensou
any1 know any nice apps for iphone to download? Maybe can download and learn more about stars!
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:21 am
by cloud_cover
Ken - Use Stellarium. Its great!
See the wiki for a description of mounts
Rlow's mount is the table top mount - the bottom pic that shirox posted. Its an alt-az mount, doesn't require a tripod, just firm ground/floor. If its too short for field use, you can just bring a sturdy wood carton or a small coffee table (the $30+ kind from ikea) and plonk it down.
For value, you can't beat it. 4.5" of aperture for $200 inclusive mount.
Of course it doesn't do goto but if you want in future you can get the whole setup or dismount the tube and re-use it with a pair of tube rings onto pretty much any mount available (as shirox has done by mounting it on a CG-3). The nice thing is that its light and easy to grab so its a really good thing if you just want to pull it out, observe casually for a while then go home to rest
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:26 pm
by kensou
wow.. totally lost in wat you r saying..but if say that for 200 i can get it wif a mount.. then shirox sell me 1 is 400 issit a different mount and wif other stuff?? i totally dunno anythin about the eqs